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Wolverhampton School of SciencesBSc (Hons) Chemical Engineering withChemistry with Sandwich PlacementCourse Guide
2018-19September
About this guide
This is your course guide. It provides the basic but fundamental information about your course of study. Thisguide is yours for the duration of the course, we don’t re-issue it annually and if any information containedwithin were to change then we will write to you to explain so.
In particular, if any important aspects relating to your modules were to change then we will inform you inaccordance with the Code of Practice for the Management of Changes to Modules and Courses. The teachingand support teams which you will get to know over time will refer to this guide – it will be useful to you andwe advise you to make good use of it throughout your studies.
The Course Guide should be read in conjunction with the more general sources of information which relate toall students at the University. The Student Handbook is a very detailed reference point for all issues relating toyour studies which aren’t specific to just your particular course. You might also want to refer to the StudentCharter; the University’s Policies and Regulations and the University Assessment Handbook documents whichwill provide you with all of the information that we think you will need for your period of study here.
If you need additional information, or you simply want to discuss elements of any of these documents or otheraspects of your course, find that there is something you need to know, please contact your Faculty StudentServices:
Faculty Student Services
We can help with the administration and organisation of your time at University – from enrolment andmodule registration, tuition fee enquiries, attendance support, course management and lifecycle queries,extenuating circumstances, leave of absence, transfers and changes, assignment submission, SAMsappointments, assessment and result queries, right through to Graduation.
You can also come and talk to us for impartial advice and support if things are starting to go wrong and you’renot sure who else to talk to. The main thing to remember is that you are not alone. We see large numbers ofstudents over the course of a year on a variety of issues, so please don’t be afraid to approach us.
We are here to ensure that your transition into Higher Education is as smooth as possible. Normal officeopening hours are Monday-Friday 08:45-17:00.
You can contact us through the e:vision help desk, by phone or in person or by e-mail:
Faculty of Science andEngineering (CityCampus)
Alan Turing Building MI 024 (01902) 322129 [email protected]
Faculty of Science andEngineering (TelfordCampus)
The Darby Building SC 041 (01902) 322129 [email protected]
Help and Advice is alsoavailable from StudentSupport & Wellbeing…
Contact us at the Alan TuringBuilding MI 001 for all enquiries andreferrals… Services operate at allcampuses by appointment.
(01902) 321074(01902) 321070
[email protected]@wlv.ac.uk
Welcome from the Course Leader
On behalf of the teaching and support teams from BSc (Hons) Chemical Engineering with Chemistry withSandwich Placement course, I would like to extend to you a very warm welcome to the University ofWolverhampton, and in particular your campus.
My name is Phil Cox and I am the course leader for your BSc (Hons) Chemical Engineering with Chemistry
with Sandwich Placement course and alongside your personal tutor, will be your main point of contact overthe duration of your studies. My contact details are below – please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you needany support or guidance.
The successes which you will achieve whilst at the University are based upon a partnership between theexpertise and support from the staff here and the effort you put into learning. We welcome students who areeager to think for themselves, to take control of their own learning and who are ready to get involved indeveloping the skills required in a highly competitive job market. Make the most of the wide range ofopportunities available to you.
Studying at University can be difficult, and for many of you the transition into University life will bechallenging. However we will support you throughout your course, particularly whilst you develop into anindependent learner over the course of your first year with us.
We believe it is important that you are encouraged to make your own contribution to the effective operationand development of your chosen course. We hope that you might consider acting as a Course Representativeduring some of your time with us to help the University continue to improve your experience.
I would like to wish you every success with your studies. We look forward to working with you and hope thatyou enjoy your time with us.
Phil Cox
Course Management and Staff Involvement
RoleRole NameName SpecialismSpecialism eMaileMail Tel. Ext.Tel. Ext. RoomRoom
Head of Department Georgina Manning [email protected]
Course Leader Professor Phil Cox [email protected] 2548 MI310
Student Advisor Miss Kimberley Turner [email protected] 3577 MI024
Faculty Enabling Tutor Mrs Sheri Sankey [email protected] 1857 MI122
Educational Aims of the Course
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering each comprise a broad range of scientific skills; laboratory-based,academically based and transferable (professional skill) based. Such science graduates are numerate, practical,flexible and good at problem solving. Chemistry and Chemical Engineering graduates are in short supplycompared to demand. These industries demand their own speciality graduates but because of the interplaybetween the subjects there are many instances when chemical companies require chemists with anunderstanding of chemical engineering and vice versa.
BSc (Hons) Chemical Engineering with Chemistry
This flavour of course has similar aims to the “Chemistry with version” above. However, the balancebetween chemistry and engineering will now move towards the engineering modules and have a strongermathematical bias. In the third year the students will undertake a Chemical Engineering design projectalong with the engineers. This difference between laboratory based research and group design practiceprovides a strong differentiation between the two flavours of the courses on offer.The course, along with “Chemistry with” is designed to bridge the gap between Chemistry and ChemicalEngineering and allow student to develop skills in both key areas.The mathematics entrance requirements of this course, and the demands made on studentsmathematically throughout the course will not be as rigorous as for the BEng for the single subject butmore mathematical content than the chemistry flavour. By taking a design project these students will beable to achieve chartered status through the IChemE either by appropriate working practices or further
study through an accredited IChemE course.
What makes this programme distinctive?
This degree aims to:
develop your skills and knowledge in the main areas of chemistry (organic, inorganic, physical andanalytical chemistry) and also enable you to develop a strong awareness of the specialist application ofchemistry to pharmaceutical science. This will encompass the physicochemical nature of drugs, themolecular basis of life, practical pharmaceutical techniques, the principles of drug development andformulation and advanced pharmaceutical formulation. In addition if you choose to undertake a Sandwichdegree then the course will allow you to acquire technical skills in the workplace and enable you tointegrate knowledge gained in the theoretical aspects of the course into the professional environment.produce a graduate who is “fit for purpose”, who is ready for employment in thechemistry/pharmaceutical or a related industry, or who can progress to teaching, further study orresearch aspirations.
Course Structure
September (Sandwich)September (Sandwich)
Part time students study alongside full time students. However, they do not study more than 80 credits in eachacademic calendar year.
Year 1Year 1
ModuleModule TitleTitle CreditsCredits PeriodPeriod TypeType
4ET011 Principles of Chemical Engineering 20 SEM1 Core
4ET005 Engineering Mathematics 20 SEM1 Core
4CH003 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry 20 SEM1 Core
4ET004 Thermodynamics and Fluids I 20 SEM2 Core
4ET012 Unit Operations and Separation Processes 20 SEM2 Core
4CH002 Principles of Physical Chemistry 20 SEM2 Core
September (Sandwich)September (Sandwich)
Part time students study alongside full time students. However, they do not study more than 80 credits in eachacademic calendar year.
Year 2Year 2
ModuleModule TitleTitle CreditsCredits PeriodPeriod TypeType
5ET030 Transport Processes 20 SEM1 Core
5ET032 Fluid Mechanics and Multiphase Systems 20 SEM1 Core
5CH003 Physical Chemistry (Chemical Thermodynamics) 20 SEM1 Core
5ET015 Reaction Engineering 20 SEM2 Core
5ET014 Unit Processes and design 20 SEM2 Core
5CH001 Chemical Analysis 20 SEM2 Core
September (Sandwich)September (Sandwich)
Part time students study alongside full time students. However, they do not study more than 80 credits in eachacademic calendar year.
Year 3Year 3
ModuleModule TitleTitle CreditsCredits PeriodPeriod TypeType
5AB017 Sandwich Placement 40 YEAR Core
September (Sandwich)September (Sandwich)
Part time students study alongside full time students. However, they do not study more than 80 credits in eachacademic calendar year.
Year 4Year 4
ModuleModule TitleTitle CreditsCredits PeriodPeriod TypeType
6ET025 Environmental Engineering 20 SEM1 Core
6CH003 Quality Assurance and Laboratory Management 20 SEM1 Core
6CH006 Research Project 20 SEM2 Core
6CH004 Advanced Physical and Materials Chemistry 20 SEM2 Core
6ET012 Design Project 40 YEAR Core
Course Learning Outcomes
Learning OutcomeLearning Outcome Contributing ModulesContributing Modules
CertHE Course Learning Outcome 1 CertHE Course Learning Outcome 1 (CHECLO1)(CHECLO1)
Demonstrate knowledge of the underlyingconcepts and principles associated with yourarea(s) of study, and an ability to evaluate andinterpret these within the context of that area ofstudy.
4CH002 Principles of Physical Chemistry4CH003 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry4ET004 Thermodynamics and Fluids I4ET005 Engineering Mathematics4ET011 Principles of Chemical Engineering4ET012 Unit Operations and Separation Processes
CertHE Course Learning Outcome 2 CertHE Course Learning Outcome 2 (CHECLO2)(CHECLO2) 4CH002 Principles of Physical Chemistry4CH003 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
Demonstrate an ability to present, evaluate andinterpret qualitative and quantitative data, inorder to develop lines of argument and makesound judgements in accordance with basictheories and concepts of your subject(s) of study.
4ET004 Thermodynamics and Fluids I4ET005 Engineering Mathematics4ET011 Principles of Chemical Engineering4ET012 Unit Operations and Separation Processes
CertHE Course Learning Outcome 3 CertHE Course Learning Outcome 3 (CHECLO3)(CHECLO3)
Evaluate the appropriateness of differentapproaches to solving problems related to yourarea(s) of study and/or work.
4CH002 Principles of Physical Chemistry4CH003 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry4ET004 Thermodynamics and Fluids I4ET005 Engineering Mathematics4ET011 Principles of Chemical Engineering4ET012 Unit Operations and Separation Processes
CertHE Course Learning Outcome 4 CertHE Course Learning Outcome 4 (CHECLO4)(CHECLO4)
Communicate the results of your study/workaccurately and reliably, and with structured andcoherent arguments.
4CH002 Principles of Physical Chemistry4CH003 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry4ET004 Thermodynamics and Fluids I4ET005 Engineering Mathematics4ET011 Principles of Chemical Engineering4ET012 Unit Operations and Separation Processes
CertHE Course Learning Outcome 5 CertHE Course Learning Outcome 5 (CHECLO5)(CHECLO5)
Demonstrate the qualities and transferable skillsnecessary for employment requiring the exerciseof some personal responsibility.
4ET004 Thermodynamics and Fluids I4ET005 Engineering Mathematics4ET011 Principles of Chemical Engineering4ET012 Unit Operations and Separation Processes
DipHE Course Learning Outcome 1 DipHE Course Learning Outcome 1 (DHECLO1)(DHECLO1)
Demonstrate knowledge and criticalunderstanding of the well-established principlesof your area(s) of study, and of the way in whichthose principles have developed with anunderstanding of the limits of your knowledge,and how this influences analyses andinterpretations based on that knowledge.
5CH001 Chemical Analysis5CH003 Physical Chemistry (Chemical Thermodynamics)5ET014 Unit Processes and design5ET015 Reaction Engineering5ET030 Transport Processes5ET032 Fluid Mechanics and Multiphase Systems
DipHE Course Learning Outcome 2 DipHE Course Learning Outcome 2 (DHECLO2)(DHECLO2)
Demonstrate the ability to apply underlyingconcepts and principles outside the context inwhich they were first studied, including, whereappropriate, the application of those principles inan employment context.
5CH001 Chemical Analysis5CH003 Physical Chemistry (Chemical Thermodynamics)5ET014 Unit Processes and design5ET015 Reaction Engineering5ET030 Transport Processes5ET032 Fluid Mechanics and Multiphase Systems
DipHE Course Learning Outcome 3 DipHE Course Learning Outcome 3 (DHECLO3)(DHECLO3)
Demonstrate knowledge of the main methods ofenquiry in the subject(s) relevant to the namedaward, and ability to evaluate critically theappropriateness of different approaches tosolving problems in the field of study.
5CH001 Chemical Analysis5CH003 Physical Chemistry (Chemical Thermodynamics)5ET014 Unit Processes and design5ET015 Reaction Engineering5ET030 Transport Processes5ET032 Fluid Mechanics and Multiphase Systems
DipHE Course Learning Outcome 4 DipHE Course Learning Outcome 4 (DHECLO4)(DHECLO4)
Use a range of established techniques to initiateand undertake critical analysis of information,and to propose solutions to problems arising fromthat analysis.
5CH001 Chemical Analysis5CH003 Physical Chemistry (Chemical Thermodynamics)5ET014 Unit Processes and design5ET015 Reaction Engineering5ET030 Transport Processes5ET032 Fluid Mechanics and Multiphase Systems
DipHE Course Learning Outcome 5 DipHE Course Learning Outcome 5 (DHECLO5)(DHECLO5)
Effectively communicate information, argumentsand analysis in a variety of forms to specialist andnon-specialist audiences, and deploy keytechniques of the discipline effectively.
5ET014 Unit Processes and design5ET015 Reaction Engineering5ET030 Transport Processes5ET032 Fluid Mechanics and Multiphase Systems
DipHE Course Learning Outcome 6 DipHE Course Learning Outcome 6 (DHECLO6)(DHECLO6)
Demonstrate the qualities and transferable skillsnecessary for employment, requiring the exercise
5AB017 Sandwich Placement5ET014 Unit Processes and design5ET015 Reaction Engineering5ET030 Transport Processes
of personal responsibility and decision-makingand undertake further training, developingexisting skills and acquire new competences thatwill enable them to assume significantresponsibility within organisations.
5ET032 Fluid Mechanics and Multiphase Systems
Ordinary Degree Course Learning Outcome 1Ordinary Degree Course Learning Outcome 1(ORDCLO1)(ORDCLO1)
Demonstrate a systematic understanding of keyaspects of your field of study, includingacquisition of coherent and detailed knowledge,at least some of which is at, or informed by, theforefront of defined aspects of a discipline withan appreciation of the uncertainty, ambiguity andlimits of knowledge.
Ordinary Degree Course Learning Outcome 2Ordinary Degree Course Learning Outcome 2(ORDCLO2)(ORDCLO2)
Demonstrate a systematic understanding of keyaspects of your field of study, includingacquisition of coherent and detailed knowledge,at least some of which is at, or informed by, theforefront of defined aspects of a discipline withan appreciation of the uncertainty, ambiguity andlimits of knowledge.
Ordinary Degree Course Learning Outcome 3Ordinary Degree Course Learning Outcome 3(ORDCLO3)(ORDCLO3)
Demonstrate conceptual understanding thatenables the student: 1. to devise and sustainarguments, and/or to solve problems, using ideasand techniques, some of which are at theforefront of a discipline 2. to describe andcomment upon particular aspects of currentresearch, or equivalent advanced scholarship, inthe discipline.
Ordinary Degree Course Learning Outcome 4Ordinary Degree Course Learning Outcome 4(ORDCLO4)(ORDCLO4)
Demonstrate the ability to manage your ownlearning, and to make use of scholarly reviewsand primary sources (for example, refereedresearch articles and/or original materialsappropriate to the discipline) and communicateinformation, ideas, problems and solutions to bothspecialist and non-specialist audiences.
Ordinary Degree Course Learning Outcome 5Ordinary Degree Course Learning Outcome 5(ORDCLO5)(ORDCLO5)
Critically evaluate arguments, assumptions,abstract concepts and data (that may beincomplete), to make judgements, and to frameappropriate questions to achieve a solution - oridentify a range of solutions - to a problem.
Ordinary Degree Course Learning Outcome 6Ordinary Degree Course Learning Outcome 6(ORDCLO6)(ORDCLO6)
Demonstrate the qualities and transferable skillsnecessary for employment requiring: 1. theexercise of initiative and personal responsibility2. decision-making in complex and unpredictablecontexts 3. the learning ability needed toundertake appropriate further training of aprofessional or equivalent nature.
Honours Degree Course Learning Outcome 1Honours Degree Course Learning Outcome 1(DEGCLO1)(DEGCLO1)
Demonstrate practical skills, work safely in thelaboratory and be fully conversant with aselection of standard chemical techniques,instrumentation and use of appropriate computersoftware.
6ET012 Design Project
Honours Degree Course Learning Outcome 2Honours Degree Course Learning Outcome 2(DEGCLO2)(DEGCLO2)
Survey and critically review scientificinformation, communicate effectively both orallyand in writing, apply numerical skills to scientificdata, and work in teams and independently.
6ET012 Design Project6ET025 Environmental Engineering
Honours Degree Course Learning Outcome 3Honours Degree Course Learning Outcome 3(DEGCLO3)(DEGCLO3)
Demonstrate a good conceptual understanding ofchemistry and apply knowledge of a range ofinorganic, organic, physical and analyticalchemistry.
6ET006 Control Engineering I6ET012 Design Project
Honours Degree Course Learning Outcome 4Honours Degree Course Learning Outcome 4(DEGCLO4)(DEGCLO4)
Understand a selection of concepts andtechnologies that are appropriate to ChemicalEngineering.
6CH003 Quality Assurance and Laboratory Management6CH004 Advanced Physical and Materials Chemistry6ET006 Control Engineering I6ET012 Design Project6ET025 Environmental Engineering
Honours Degree Course Learning Outcome 5Honours Degree Course Learning Outcome 5(DEGCLO5)(DEGCLO5)
Demonstrate the qualities and transferable skillsnecessary for employment requiring.
6ET006 Control Engineering I6ET012 Design Project6ET025 Environmental Engineering
PSRB
None
Employability in the Curriculum
The following have been identified as important.
The following skills will be developed during levels 4-6:
1. Communication skills, covering both written and oral communication2. Problem-solving skills, relating to qualitative and quantitative information3. Numeracy and mathematical skills, including such aspects as error analysis order-of-magnitude
estimations, correct use of units and modes of data presentation4. Information retrieval skills, in relation to primary and secondary information sources, including
information retrieval through online computer searches5. IT skills6. Interpersonal skills, relating to the ability to interact with other people and to engage in teamworking7. Time management and organisational skills, as evidenced by the ability to plan and implement efficient
and effective modes of working8. Skills needed to undertake appropriate further training of a professional nature.
The completion of a Sandwich Year will enable you to gain valuable hands on experience in a relevant workenvironment. This will not only provide additional practical subject skills but it will also develop personal
transferable skills such as communication skills, problem solving skills and demonstrate competency inworking with other people. This will increase your employability and assist you in gaining employment in thefuture.
Teaching, Learning and Assessment
The University’s Learning, Teaching and Assessment Sub-Strategy 2012-2017 was consulted. We aim todevelop students who are critically reflective, entrepreneurial, employable, digitally literate, well networkedand socially responsible.
It is important that students should be aware of several key industrial, environmental and other applied andresearch aspects of chemistry. Throughout the course, students will consider the role that chemistry plays inthe broader context of chemistry-related disciplines, either pharmaceutically or chemical engineering related. This will be achieved through the diet of specialist chemical engineering and chemistry modules.
Throughout each course the students will use a range of standard and specialist software to prepare andpresent reports, assignments, presentations, etc across a wide range of modules, with increasingsophistication. Students will be expected to make use of the Universities virtual on-line learning frameworkfor accessing module information, submitting assignments, formative self-testing, engaging in module fora,etc. Students will be expected to make use of email for module and other University communications. Oneaspect of the course will encompass the use of software such as Knowitall, molecular modelling packages anduse of packages such as Excel or Graphpad Prism to manipulate data.
By the end of their course, students should be comfortable with, and be competent in, the digital world andhave the flexibility to adapt to a wide range of digital activities.
The develops students’ knowledge base and skills in Chemical Engineering using the subject specific modulecontent of core Chemical Engineering. In addition, the development of transferable skills improves andenhances employability beyond the field science in general.
The emphasis on the students moving to a student centred learning approach simultaneously fosters thedevelopment of transferrable skills, together with group learning and problem solving approaches. Studentsare encouraged to reflect upon their learning experience and to extrapolate from this the skills that wouldmake them stand out in their respective career pathways. Students will also be directed to the relevant careerssupport services in the University.
There will be a range of learning activities, as indeed there will be a range of assessment patterns. The typicallearning activities that will be employed can be listed as follows:
Traditional face to face lectures with some e-lecture/podcasts.Traditional tutorial activity with some e-tutorial work.Hands on “in the laboratory” practical activity (working singly, in pairs and in groups where appropriate),with some e-preparation for laboratory skills.Workshop/seminars (working in groups and including problem solving, problem-based learning).
Typically, students will be presented with theoretical information in lecture sessions and then will useworkshops, group tutorials, seminars, on-line fora, electronic tutorials, directed reading and a range of IT-based activities and formative assessments to develop these concepts.
Practical skills will be developed throughout each course. The level 4 practical work will be directed towardsdeveloping basic laboratory skills, which are subsequently built upon at levels 5. Thus, as the studentdevelops, there is a gradual shift from students carrying out simple practical work, where the practicalschedules are provided to them, towards more extensive (multiple week) problem solving practical exercises,and typically culminating in the 20 credit research project at level 6. At level 6, students will be expected toapply many of the practical skills that they have learned throughout their course to a relatively small 20 creditresearch project in their area of interest.
The learning activities shall be focused on moving from a more tutor-centred approach in the earlier parts ofthe course towards a student-centred learning approach in the latter stages.
Thus, level 4 modules tend to involve tutor-led sessions, with defined student directed activities, whereas level6 modules are more student-centred, with tutors acting to facilitate students’ learning. Some of the lattertheory modules will involve key note lectures only, with students being required to undergo significantindependent research and learning to work up selected advanced topics, of direct relevance to industry and/orour research programmes.
There is little mention of specific reference transferable (professional) skills in the University’s Learning,Teaching and Assessment Sub-Strategy 2012-2017 although these will be key.
Reference Points
Quality Code -. Including :
Qualifications Frameworks
Characteristics Statements
Credit Frameworks
Subject Benchmark Statements – list
Chemical Engineering “with” courses.
In the initial years of the course we will not look for accreditation of the Chemical Engineering “with” courseswith the IChemE. Undergraduate courses that have accredited status carry a considerable points tariffespecially for mathematics. Although the need for strong mathematics is appropriate for a full Chem Engdegree it doesn’t allow for recruitment from a broader community. Thus “the with” courses will provide thestudents with a strong skill set with which to gain employment and in the cases where a design project istaken in the third year allow for later application to chartered status. This has been discussed with IChemEand the University of Huddersfield who have run a similar and very successful course for many years.
Quality Code - Part B: Assuring and Enhancing Academic Quality
University Policies and Regulations
We have also referred to internal documents such as the University of Wolverhampton’s Teaching, Learningand Assessment Sub Strategy (2012-2017) and current Academic Regulations (2016-17).
Equality Act (2010)
Academic Regulations Exemptions
None
Support with your studies
University Learning Centres are the key source of academic information for students providing access to:
Physical library resources (books, journal, DVDs etc.)Study areas to allow students to study in the environment that suits them best: Social areas, quiet andsilent areas.A wide range of online information sources, including eBooks, e-journals and subject databasesAcademic skills support via the Skills for Learning programmeStudents on campus can attend workshops or ask for one-to-one help on a range of skills such asacademic writing and referencing.Dedicated Subject Pages to enable you to explore key online information sources that are recommended
for their studies.Physical access to local libraries both in UK and overseas via SCONUL and WorldCat agreements
We also strongly advise you to download to “MyWLV” student app. MyWLV is a single point of personalisedaccess to the variety of systems the University offers. This includes pulling through relevant information (e.g.deadlines, timetables) and linking to underlying systems.
Leave of Absence:
The University allows breaks in learning of up to two years and there is a process for applying for a leave ofabsence, which can be accessed through your e:Vision account. Initially you will need to apply for the leave ofabsence, which could be for medical, parental or personal reasons. A short-term absence, such as annual leave,must not be recorded as a break. The course leader will consider, and where appropriate agree, the leave ofabsence application. A return date will be identified and agreed for a suitable point in the programme.Additional course fees may be incurred as a result of a leave of absence and you are advised to discuss thiswith the Faculty Student Services team prior to application.
Course Specific Support
Each student will be allocated a personal tutor who can provide general help, advice, guidance and, if required,direct them to services such as “Here2Help”, Counselling Services, Student Enabling Centre, Student’s Union,Chaplaincy (all Faiths), Study Skills (Learning centre, see below).
Module-specific support is provided through the module team via face-to-face and electronic tutorials,scheduled drop-in sessions or SAMS (Student Appointment Management System) appointments.
The team of demonstrators provides drop-in sessions for specific module queries and also more general studyskills advice. Feedback from formative and some summative assessments is designed to support learning byassisting the student in identifying and improving areas of weakness, and further developing areas ofstrength.
The Faculty of Science and Engineering also offers a Student Support Team (located in the FacultyAdministration Office) and this is a key additional source of support, particularly for non-academic relatedmatters. This tends to be a student’s first port of call and the team can advise students and, if required directthem to further University services as mentioned above.
There are also a range of support facilities (relating to assessment tasks) that are available in the LearningCentre for students to access. The Skills for Learning programme provides opportunities to develop academicstudy skills, which will support you in your assessment tasks. Face to face activities, including workshops,drop-in sessions and appointments are available in Learning Centres. A wide range of support materials suchas videos, study guides, interactive tasks, and self-study packages can be accessed online. Details of allsupport is available from www.wlv.ac.uk/skills .
These can be found in the skills zone and can be booked (some are drop in sessions). The following areincluded:
Skills for learningFinding informationStudy GuidesWriting at UniversityReferencingMaths supportGeneral study skillsi-skillsGood Academic Practice and writing: paraphrasing, referencing and TurnItInIntroduction to Critical ThinkingImproving your Presentation SkillsPreparing for your ExamReport Writing
Planning your DissertationReading and Note-making
In addition, there are drop in support facilities for students to seek help from the Learning Centre Staff. Thesecover assessment related topics such as:
exam revisionplanning and writing your academic assignmentshow to use your time efficiently and organise your academic study how to take effective notes during lecturestips on delivering effective presentations
Contact Hours
In higher education, the term ‘contact hours’ is used very broadly, to refer to the amount of time that youspend learning in contact with teaching or associated staff, when studying for a particular course.
This time provides you with the support in developing your subject knowledge and skills, and opportunitiesto develop and reflect on your own, independent learning. Contact time can take a wide variety of formsdepending on your subject, as well as where and how you are studying. Some of the most common examplesare:
lecturesseminarstutorialsproject supervisionsdemonstrationspractical classes and workshopssupervised time in a studio/workshopfieldworkexternal visitswork-based learning (including placements)scheduled virtual interaction with tutor such as on line, skype, telephone
In UK higher education, you as the student take primary responsibility for your own learning. In this context,contact time with teaching and associated staff is there to help shape and guide your studies. It may be usedto introduce new ideas and equip you with certain knowledge or skills, demonstrate practical skills for you topractise independently, offer guidance on project work, or to provide personalised feedback.
Alongside contact time, private or independent study is therefore very significant. This is the time that youspend learning without direct supervision from, or contact with, a member of staff. It might includebackground reading, preparation for seminars or tutorials, follow-up work, wider practice, the completion ofassignments, revision, and so on.
50 Day Engagement:
You will be withdrawn from the University if you fail to engage with the academic requirements of yourcourse of study, within 50 days of the course start date, following repeated and reasonable attempts by theUniversity to contact you.
Course Specific Health and Safety Issues
Course Specific Health and Safety Issues: All students in the faculty of Science and Engineering are requiredto take and pass their Schools/Departments Health and Safety Assessment. All assessments are available viathe Faculty of Science and Engineering Student Information topic in Canvashttps://canvas.wlv.ac.uk/courses/9679 and you will only be allowed to carry out any practical work once youhave passed the relevant assessments. It is essential that you read and understand the relevant codes covering
the work within your specialist area and that you check them regularly for updates. All assessments shouldbe completed before teaching commences.
Any student who currently has access to a restricted area, such as the Rosalind Franklin Building, via their IDcard will have their access revoked at the start of the academic year unless they have passed theirSchools/Departments Health and Safety Assessment. Students should be aware that any attempt to bypassthe security systems can lead to disciplinary action.
Course Fact File
Hierarchy of Awards:Hierarchy of Awards: Bachelor of Science with Honours Chemical Engineering with Chemistry, havingsatisfactorily completed a sandwich placement Bachelor of Science Chemical Engineering with Chemistry, having satisfactorilycompleted a sandwich placement Bachelor of Science with Honours Chemical Engineering with Chemistry, havingsatisfactorily completed a sandwich placement Diploma of Higher Education Chemical Engineering with Chemistry Certificate of Higher Education Chemical Engineering with Chemistry University Statement of Credit University Statement of Credit
Course Codes:Course Codes: CH011K23UV Sandwich 4 Years
UCAS Code:UCAS Code: H812
Awarding Body / Institution:Awarding Body / Institution: University of Wolverhampton
School / Institute:School / Institute: Wolverhampton School of Sciences
Category of Partnership:Category of Partnership: Not delivered in partnership
Location of Delivery:Location of Delivery: University of Wolverhampton
Teaching Institution:Teaching Institution: University of Wolverhampton
Published: 26-Jun-2018 by Emma Miles